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Women who quit smoking before or early in
pregnancy significantly reduce the risk for several health
problems.
- Women who smoke
during pregnancy are about twice as likely to experience
premature rupture of membranes, placental abruption and
placenta previa
- Babies born to
women who smoke during pregnancy have about 30% higher odds
of being born prematurely
- Babies born to
women who smoke during pregnancy are more likely to be born
low birthweight (2500 Grams or 5 pounds, 8 ounces or less)
- Babies born to
women who smoke during pregnancy weight an average of 200
Grams less than infants born to women who do not smoke
- Babies born to
women who smoke during pregnancy are 1.4 to 3.0 times more
likely to die of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS)
Exposure to secondhand smoke increases the
risk of health problems for women, infants, and children
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Pregnant women who are exposed to
secondhand smoke have 20 percent higher odds of giving birth
to a low birth weight baby than women who are not exposed to
secondhand smoke during pregnancy.
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Infants who are exposed to secondhand
smoke are more likely to die of SIDS compared to children
not exposed.
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Children who are exposed to secondhand
smoke are at increased risk for bronchitis, pneumonia, ear
infections, more severe asthma, respiratory symptoms, and
slowed lung growth.
(Centers
for Disease Control and Prevention. (2009, June). Retrieved
June 29, 2009, from http://www.cdc.gov/reproductivehealth/tobaccousepregnancy/index.htm)
Cost
Effectiveness of Smoking Cessation During Pregnancy
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The savings from preventing
hospitalizations for illnesses and conditions related to low
birth weight are more than $6 for every $1 spent on smoking
cessation
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Americans spend an estimated $1.4 billion
on complicated births due to smoking
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An annual decrease of only 1% in smoking
prevalence in the U.S. would result in 1,300 fewer low
weight births and would save $21 million in direct medical
costs in the first year of a smoking cessation program
(Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention (2009, June). Smoking-attributable
Mortality, Morbidity, and Economic Costs (SAMMEC) Retrieved June
29, 2009 from http://apps.nccd.cdc.gov/sammec) |
